Revenge movies have been a staple of horror films since almost the beginning of the genre itself, one could even say James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein had an element of revenge to its story, and today we will be looking at another type of “Frankenstein Monster” revenge tale, and this one that takes the premise…
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Invaders from Mars (1953) – Review
What could be more terrifying to a child than the idea that your parents aren’t actually your parents? This element of pure horror is infused throughout William Cameron Menzies’s science fiction classic – enough to give any kid nightmares – and it was this aspect that makes this film so memorable. And sure, it has…
Black Friday (1940) – Review
Modern viewers should be warned that Universal’s Black Friday has nothing to do with certain holiday centric sales promotion – which is its own type of horror – in this film we have another great pairing of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi but instead of the usual Gothic horror, this particular outing has a mad…
Tower of London (1939) – Review
In the early 1500s, William Shakespeare wrote the most notable drama depicting the rise of King Richard III, a vile character who usurped the thrown and murdered children, but quite a while after Shakespeare penned his version Universal Pictures offered their own take when they paired Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff to depict this classic…
The Walking Dead (1936) – Review
Not to be confused with the AMC horror series of the same name, this horror film does not have Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon shooting zombies in the head, instead, we get a unique blend of horror, mystery and courtroom drama, not to mention the legendary horror icon Boris Karloff, all going towards making this…